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In a strong indictment in TAR magazine,  famed art writer Sarah Thornton lists ten reasons why the market is corrupt and ultimately has a negative impact on the art world at large.

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Mainland China’s largest auction house, China Guardian, will conduct sales in Hong Kong for the first time in October 2012. The move is a direct challenge to Sotheby’s and Christie’s.

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Iran held its first contemporary art auction in Tehran on 22 June 2012, with all of the 73 lots selling for a total of approximately USD1.7 million.

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Does the plummet in Chinese auction sales bode a return to a 2008 crash market? ArtTactic have released a new report on a Chinese art market that is showing signs of slowdown.

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Art Radar takes a focused look at the results of the Spring 2012 Christie’s Asian Contemporary Art Day Sale.

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Bonhams Contemporary Art Department held its first auction in Hong Kong on Sunday 27 May 2012. All works in the single-owner collection sale sold above their estimates.

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Christie’s Hong Kong held their spring auctions from 26 to 30 May 2012. While several works sold above their estimates, sales of Asian modern art far outpaced contemporary.

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